Chasing Charlie Notes.
- Charlie is the Enemy.
- The experience of a Vietnam soldier is much different than one of WW2 or WW1.
- Grunts were experienced good soldiers.
- Newbies or Cherries are inexperienced; rookies.
- Although only 10-12 percent of the army was made of African Americans they still made up 20 percent of the deaths in the war.
- Vietnam had horrible smells, weather, atmosphere, sounds, and sights. It was hard for the new soldiers to adapt.
- Platoons carried soldiers and officers.
- RTO is a radiotelephone operator. It was the way of communicating in the war.
- Backpacks of soldiers weighed 35-75 pounds. Full of food, water, EXTRA SOCKS, and other clothes.
- M16 was the main weapon used by the U.S. in Vietnam.
- Claymores were extremely explosive mines
- Gungi's were not afraid of anything and were pretty much crazy.
- VC's are nicknamed Charlie, Chuck, or Mr. Charles
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- Charlie is the Enemy.
- The experience of a Vietnam soldier is much different than one of WW2 or WW1.
- Grunts were experienced good soldiers.
- Newbies or Cherries are inexperienced; rookies.
- Although only 10-12 percent of the army was made of African Americans they still made up 20 percent of the deaths in the war.
- Vietnam had horrible smells, weather, atmosphere, sounds, and sights. It was hard for the new soldiers to adapt.
- Platoons carried soldiers and officers.
- RTO is a radiotelephone operator. It was the way of communicating in the war.
- Backpacks of soldiers weighed 35-75 pounds. Full of food, water, EXTRA SOCKS, and other clothes.
- M16 was the main weapon used by the U.S. in Vietnam.
- Claymores were extremely explosive mines
- Gungi's were not afraid of anything and were pretty much crazy.
- VC's are nicknamed Charlie, Chuck, or Mr. Charles
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